Japanese Flying Squirrel Male Launching for Flight | Pteromys volans orii

In the midst of competition for the right to mate with a female Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii), this male launched itself from the top of the tree stump just fractions of a second before I pressed the shutter. The squirrel landed centimeters away from my arm on a tree that I was braced against, then rushed upward and launched itself again in pursuit of the other male.

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$In the midst of competition for the right to mate with a female Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii), this male launched itself from the top of the tree stump just fractions of a second before I pressed the shutter. The squirrel landed centimeters away from my arm on a tree that I was braced against, then rushed upward and launched itself again in pursuit of the other male.$